McLaren suspends its team manager

The consequences of Lewis Hamilton's exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix were quick to be felt. McLaren Mercedes team manager Dave Ryan has been dismissed from his position, effective immediately.

Published on 03/04/2009 à 10:34

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Having deliberately told FIA officials that no instructions had been given by radio in the Trulli/Hamilton "affair", Dave Ryan found himself in an impasse following the publication by the FIA of? a damning radio conversation between Lewis Hamilton and him.

The reaction was not long in coming at McLaren Mercedes. Dave Ryan has been asked to leave the England team immediately. In a very consensual style, Martin Whitmarsh, boss of McLaren Mercedes, recalls all the dedication and the important role that Dave Ryan has played in the team since 1974.

However, there are facts which are disturbing and which are difficult to forgive. “His role in the events last Sunday, and in particular his statements to the FIA commissioners, had serious repercussions for the team,” explains Whitmarsh. ?I had no choice but to suspend him from these duties, a decision that Dave immediately accepted. »